Fish on acid? Microdosing zebrafish with LSD shows its potential benefits for humans
Microdosing — regularly ingesting small amounts of a psychedelic substance — has gone mainstream. Believed to increase productivity, spark creativity...
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Cervical cancer is a disease of inequity: here’s how to save 60 million lives
The World Health Organization estimates that cancer a leading cause of death around the world. The cancer burden is on...
From walking to cycling, how we get around a city is a gender equality issue – new research
In urban societies around the world, there are gendered differences in how people get to where they need to go....
COVID will soon be endemic. This doesn’t mean it’s harmless or we give up, just that it’s part of life
We have experienced many bumps in the road since 2020 and one would have to be extremely brave to predict...
Driverless cars won’t be good for the environment if they lead to more auto use
For years, self-driving car technology has remained tantalizingly just beyond the horizon. Bold predictions notwithstanding, fully automated vehicles still haven’t...
Drink problems at work got much worse during the pandemic – here’s how employers can tackle them
The Downing Street “partygate” scandal has shown how alcohol use can be embedded in the everyday workplace. The internal investigation...
COVID lessons: scientists without quality data are like unarmed soldiers in a war zone
Some of the most important lessons for public health from the COVID pandemic are about how the government should share...
How accurate is your RAT? 3 scenarios show it’s about more than looking for lines
As Omicron surges through the community, getting the right answer from a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) is not as straightforward...
Police location sites on Facebook are helping drivers avoid detection for drug driving
The internet allows us to check the surf, the news, traffic on the road, what our friends have been up...
Human rights and COVID restrictions: what South Africans are willing to give up
South Africa’s constitutional democracy guarantees citizens certain basic human rights. But the regulations that attended South Africa’s response to the...
